Take a generous donation, add some volunteer hours, mix in hot outdoor air and what do you get? Ventura Sierra Club showing off the best in our community on Sunday morning Aug 5, 2018. We met at the Fillmore Native Plant Garden, a not-quite-finished...

It’s done. The 8th and last segment of hiking the Backbone Trail is water under the bridge, or more accurately for Southern California, dirt under my feet. The last 11.5 miles walking to Will Rogers State Park were as beautiful, secluded,...

What Central Park is to New York hardly describes what the Backbone Trail in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is to Los Angeles.  Both are amazing getaways and a miracle to be within a short trip to millions of people, right...

It’s starting to feel like a continuous long distance hike. Now ¾ done, I hiked BBT3 on a Fri and BBT4 the next day. Despite tired feet after two days in a row of And 17 miles and 2000 feet elevation gain, I felt the pieces falling into place and a...

Hiking each segment of the BBT trail has morphed into a tale of 8 little characters. Each segment seems to have its own cast and the star of Part 6 was…COOL. Overhead all day hung a marine layer of clouds. Of course, for us supporting cast members...

Life on the California Coastal Trail for 96 days over 1,000 miles is a mix of beaches, bluffs, forests, highways and towns. But it also means awe-inspiring scenery and wildlife.  You MUST plan around the tides, reserve campsites and be on...

Thru-hiking is a getting more popular and why not? Who can resist the challenge of self-sufficiency living on foot for miles and miles and getting out of the urban setting for days on end! All while being immersed and up close to nature...

For those of you new to reading our blog articles, welcome. The Fillmore Fish Hatchery restoration was open to the public once a month for 4 months. Sierra Club invited volunteers and we planted some native vegetation, took out unwanted weeds and...

“Why aren’t we going the other way, east to west, it would be all downhill!?” asked one of the experienced (older) hikers on the trail. Personally I thought going west to east was more ethical. I was hiking the whole Backbone Trail in parts with...

If there is a mountain, must you climb it? An ocean must be sailed? Or a trail must be hiked? More than ever, thru hike trails are something people want to accomplish. You probably know some one who has tried or finished the John Muir Trail (JMT).